Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense

The book line for Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense is d4, d5, c4, Nc6. This page collects the 13 named lines under that variation.

13 named lines · ECO D07 · 2,691 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense

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  1. d4
  2. d5
  3. c4
  4. Nc6

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  2. Black pawn moves from d7 to d5.
  3. White pawn moves from c2 to c4.
  4. Black knight moves from b8 to c6.

Named lines

  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense (D07) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense (D07) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense (D07) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 dxc4
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense (D07) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense (D07) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. a3
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation (D07) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. cxd5 Qxd5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation, Costa's Line (D07) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. e3 e5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 exd4 8. Ne2
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Janowski Variation (D07) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. Nf3
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Lazard Gambit (D07) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line (D07) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line, Alekhine Variation (D07) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Qa4
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Modern Gambit (D07) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. Nf3 Nf6
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Tartakower Gambit (D07) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5

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